U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10639: Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 28, 2026
To designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 28, 2026:
A BILL To designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Designating the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership Section 10202(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 16 U.S.C. 1468(b) ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 82 Stat. 414)), comprised of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. ; and (2) in paragraph (4)-- (A) by striking A partnership established under this section and inserting The partnership designated under paragraph (3)(E) ; and (B) by striking a Great Lake and inserting the Great Lakes .
Sponsors
- Tim Walberg (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Marcy Kaptur (D, HD-009)
- Bill Huizenga (R, HD-004)
- Debbie Dingell (D, HD-006)
- David Joyce (R, HD-OH-14)
- Haley Stevens (D, HD-011)
- Tom Barrett (R, HD-007)
- Hillary Scholten (D, HD-003)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is HB10639?
- HB10639 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026.
- What does HB10639 do?
- In its own words: To designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10639?
- In committee as of September 28, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (September 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10639?
- Tim Walberg (R, HD-005), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10639?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10639
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